Snow

Soooo...what have we been up to here on the Croft?  Well, Ariel had her first choir concert, which was wonderful, delightful and first-rate and we can't wait to hear the Christmas concert.  I'm sure that will be fantastic, too. Christopher is making $Bling$ working at Trinity Trailers. He just bought himself an Isuzu Rodeo.  Sweet ride!  He and a buddy have plans to rent a place closer to Boise where Christopher works. That will free up a Guest Room for anyone so inclined to come visit our neck of the woods. (Hint, hint.)

Tom has a new love...a diesel generator purchased off of Craigslist. Tom is in "Guy Heaven' taking it apart and doing whatever guys do to machines they love. It's all very mysterious to me and I'm not sure whether to be jealous or not.

I spent the month canning, gardening, attending our church's women's get-away in McCall, cleaning, sewing, the usual.  My parents made an all-too-brief visit to the Croft at the end of October and we had SUCH a nice time being together! They are avid thrift store shoppers, and since the apple doesn't fall very far from the tree, I took them to some of my favorite haunts.  We also enjoyed  breakfast at the Greenleaf Cafe which is an experience not to be missed should you make a trip to Greenleaf. While Mom and Dad were here, we took the opportunity to have our Thanksgiving Dinner a couple weeks early which was a great idea.  One can never be too thankful or eat too much turkey. I'm so glad my folks could make the drive out from where they live in Minnesota.

Last Saturday, I helped with the Quaker Hill Auction....making Maple Bars....yes, the very same doughnut delights that can sweetly kill you.  They were AWESOME!  It's a good thing that the Auction is only once a year.  That's all I have to say on that subject.

On Sunday, we woke up to a dusting of snow which brought back memories of my childhood in Minnesota and the same experience of waking up to a hushed world of white. There is something magical about that first snowfall that sweetly transforms the world into a fairy land. It's a good kind of sweet.  Not like Maple Bars.  That's all I have to say on that subject.

Enjoy the pictures!

The view from our driveway

Hen house

Hoop house.  The inside of the greenhouse still looks like summer!

Confused chickens.  (Sounds like the name of a rock band.)

We love our license plates! See the 'Happy Farm'? See the snow? See Spot run? (Just kidding about Spot.)

Ariel and friend, Naomi, hot tea in hand, checking out the snow. Lady is checking out the yogurt parfait.

I'm not sure what this is, but it's cool.

Literally.